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Josephine County outreach officers describe prevention work in Three Rivers schools
Summary
County prevention staff and school outreach officers briefed the board on a program using prevention specialists integrated with juvenile-justice services to address vaping, marijuana and absenteeism through relationship-building, alternative-to-suspension approaches and evidence-based curricula.
Josephine County prevention leaders and school outreach officers presented the county’s school outreach program to the Three Rivers School Board on April 15, describing how the team supports students, schools and families.
Sean Martinez, Josephine County Prevention and Treatment Services Manager, said the program started as a pilot in 2019 and blends prevention specialists with juvenile-justice liaisons. Funding initially came from marijuana-tax revenue, then state prevention funds and more recently opioid-settlement dollars. The…
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